Days of Our Lives

American daytime soap opera

Days of Our Lives is a popular American television show on the NBC television network. It is one hour long and is broadcast during the day. Betty and Ted Corday made the show in 1965. Two companies, Corday Productions and Universal Television make Days of Our Lives. In November 2015, the show celebrated 50 years on TV. It is currently in its 59th season with 14,855 episodes (as of May 3, 2024). They began filming the show in HD in 2010.

Days of Our Lives
Also known as
  • Days
  • DOOL
GenreSoap opera
Created by
Written byRon Carlivati
Directed by
Starring
Theme music composer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes14,430[2]
Production
Executive producers
ProducerSee below
Production locationThe Burbank Studios (Burbank, California)
Running time30 minutes (1965–1975)
60 minutes (1975–present)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 8, 1965 (1965-11-08) –
September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
NetworkPeacock
ReleaseSeptember 12, 2022 (2022-09-12) –
present (present)
Related

Days of Our Lives takes place in the city of Salem. The main families on the show are the Bradys, the DiMeras and the Hortons. Many good and bad things happened to the Brady family and the Horton family. One character named "Stefano DiMera" does some of the bad things that happen to characters on this show.

Characters

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  • Stefano DiMera is the head of the DiMera family. He is the villain in Salem and has done many bad deeds to the Brady family, mainly Marlena.[3][4]
  • Maggie Simmons Horton[5] has been played by actress Suzanne Rogers since August 20, 1973.[6] Maggie was created by scriptwriter William J. Bell, and executive producer Betty Corday.
  • Marlena Evans, mother of DJ, Sami, Eric and Belle. She has been taken over by the Devil twice and everyone thought she was a serial killer in 2004.
  • Sami Brady, daughter of Roman and Marlena Brady. She has a twin brother Eric, and her half sister is Carrie. She is the mother of Will, Allie, Johnny and Sydney, and she believed that Grace as she had been swapped at birth.

Couples

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Here is a list of some of the main couples on the show:[7]

  • John and Marlena Black
  • Bo and Hope Brady
  • Abe and Lexie Carver
  • Stefano and Kate DiMera
  • Jack and Jennifer Devereux
  • Austin and Carrie Reed (Austin is Kate's son, Carrie is Roman's daughter)
  • EJ DiMera and Nicole Walker
  • Ciara Brady and Ben Weston

References

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  1. "'Days of Our Lives' Matriarch Frances Reid Has Died". Entertainment Tonight. CBS Television Distribution. February 4, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  2. Fairman, Michael (September 9, 2022). "Days of our Lives Airs Last Episode of Its Historic Run on NBC; Heads Exclusively to Peacock Monday". michaelfairmantv.com. United States. Retrieved September 9, 2022. Friday marks the final airdate of Days of our Lives run on network television. For almost 57 years, and for 14,430 episodes.
  3. "Who's Who in Salem - Stefano DiMera". soapcentral.com.
  4. "Watch Days of our Lives Streaming (TV Series) | Peacock".
  5. "Watch Days of our Lives Streaming (TV Series) | Peacock".
  6. Soap Opera Digest, Suzanne Rogers: Sometimes Nice Girls Finish First, by Barbara DeNalte (1984)
  7. "Cast and Credits". soapcentral.com.